Why? It seems that the lawyers thought they provided a valuable service to
those who might not be able to afford a lawyer. It was their management,
Parker in this case, who was providing poor support. I imagine that Parker
was trying to wring as much cash out of pre-paid legal services as possible
as their subcontractor.
As long as sub-contractors of pre-paid legal services are willing to provide
the support and resources needed, the product should be fine.
All they needed really was office walls, internet and a nearby court
library.
Brian L. Baker, MLS, JD
Director of the Law Library
& Assistant Professor of Law
The University of the District of Columbia
David A. Clarke School of Law
(W) 202-274-7354
(F) 202-274-7311
(E)bbaker@law.udc.edu
The secret of education is respecting the pupil.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-----Original Message-----
From: Edrington, Dru [mailto:dru.edrington@puc.state.tx.us]
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 11:47 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: Lawyers cite lack of law library for unionization
This should certainly discourage anyone from using a pre-paid legal
service.
Dru Edrington
Public Utility Commission of Texas Library
-----Original Message-----
From: mary.g.hune@verizon.com [mailto:mary.g.hune@verizon.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:21 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Lawyers cite lack of law library for unionization
A recent Arizona Business article reports that the lawyers in a Phoenix
law firm unanimously voted to join the Teamsters union. One of the
reasons cited for their move to unionize and gain the advantage of the
union's collective bargaining power was the lack of legal research
materials and that there was no law library. Read the article at
http://www.azcentral.com/abgnews/articles/0327union27.html.
Mary Grace Hune
Law Librarian
Verizon Legal Department
1515 North Courthouse Road, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22201-2909
Tel. 703-351-3173
Fax 703-351-3663
mary.g.hune@verizon.com
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